The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-05
MOB LAW.

/ LOUISVILLE, XIV. April %. = A. M.-At
an early hour a large crowd had gathered
on the streets leading to the jail, II being
rumored that an organized effort would Gc
made to lynch the negroes, Patterson and
/ Turner. The crowd seen last night were
/ without leaders, and after making two at
/ tempts N break through the police lines,
/ taey gradually dispersed. IL was known,
| however, that a meeting of business men
was to he held with a view TO cfccting an
organization, and that an attempt would
probably be made To get into the Jail NJ n
later hour.
Up to , a. IN. the Nam street merchants
mob had not matcrial2ci few NM
utFs brfDrt three O'Clock, however mes
sCugCrs rushed into city Hall station and
announced that the mob were coming
Officers inside the station rushed through
the lever corridors Of the interior of the
Jail, aud Chief Whallen and his
lieutcuauts threw Gordon OF
police across Jcnrrsol street east Of
Sixth, III front Of the advancing mob,
which numbered about three hundred
men. the majority Of them business men
OF more or less prominence. The mob
continued 20 advance, and fcrccl the pc.
lice back gradually until they reached
fifty feet from the jail door.
Here the nolirc were reinforced,
mud ,,,al,iug n stand while tho npb were
b,.i,,.;,,,, a., h,.,,,i,,,, ,,,rs,pd to,ls they
had secured ut ncighborlng blacksmith
shop. succeedel in again forming their
line, and Selling the momentary advau-
tagc offe ed by the delay IN getting the
tools to the front, charged the mob and
drove them down jefferson street, clear
ing the :. Xth street crossing.
Colonel Wharen surcea,Ied in getting
two of the leadets Of the mob INTO the
sta.trn-housa. and this had a damaralizing
effect. the mob. followed bv the police.
retrcate,l half Il square until opposite the
courthouse. when several shots were
fired The police fell back to the corner
of Sixth street, and then threw out
strong double line across Jefferson street.
Up 10 this hour no further attempt mas
been made.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 2a.-From the repre-.
sensations made to me by the chief Of police
and the jailcr, there is imminent danger Of do.
nestle violence ana bloodshed. growing out OF
the assault on Jennie Bowman unless you cal
opinion and place the facts before you for
action. The crisis NAV 10 reach tonight.
,Sigredl NM. l.. JACKSON.
Judge OF the Jefferson Circuit Court.
Co,.nrror Knot, in rrsnonso IA the cal
,nodo r,,,n bi,n Nv. Jrdra .Iocl,son his
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doris as they should receive from the
nronar sources. and the iouis,i lie Legion
was It once ordered to assemble at then
arnDrv 4 strong detail was soon placed
in charge of the iail, with Instructions I,
protect il from the rioters at all hazards.
but TO act oaly on the most urgent naccs-
sity and in conformity with official in.
structions.
Lotto ,his oitarnoon tbf uavor issue
tho t.i,ov.;,g nrorlp matfor.
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s,tv for nrrsoryinr order and maiutainir.. N,
majesty Of the law. \ most diaboiical erin,
has been com;uittcd in our city, but the Law
must mfict the punishment. A riot is mort
dar @erous to good government than any IN
dividual criminal Lynch law subvertS rNrH
principle Of la" ana attacks our very ei'Ih""
ton.
l. lh'Fe'"It, III 'he ulNVhaIA - % ~ o"'H. ~
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,hotr cf5I3rer to in IN,
Streets as their ,,re.ence increases m, rlInbrr
and ad,is IA the ex, itement I must and VIE
discharge my duty to uphold the law ana tc
preserve good ORDER and command all riotouS
asscmblages to disperse. Z. b. REED, Mayor.
wbirn Tho movor was inditinu the
,hove ,bn fret movement LOOKING IA an
organ'zation Of the cvasneratod neanlc
who ononly and on all 81 les adyOcatcC
1vrchinp was being made. In response to
notice which ha be,n distributed among
the thousands who rushed to the iail nj
the alarm AZ midday. given to order the
members Of the militia to reDort TO-. duty.
about 1gD men gathered in front of Licder.
lIranz Hall. on Market street. The IAN.
tor rerus ID them admission to thr
hall and the police were
n disnerse them
when Dr. Rarrv. a we'll known rhysiciar
Of the citv mounted n barrel on the side.
walk and addressed them. He said th,t
since tn, brutal crime of Patterson ana
Turner none of our women and childre
felt any secn,itv. and that while he was
onnoscd tn mob law there was nothing I,
no donn in this casc hnt IA lynch the nerr.
AGAIN aud oOal
Foira1 20 nrnioh ,nurdornrs Tbov had
tao,, aort ~ Tho roni+ortiary whom ,hr,.
aLo,,,Iho,., h,on 800 Tho LAWYERS de-
$3.50 hIoo5lotoined criminols whom
thnv tno,,, n h, gn,lty If thi. crime
100 ~ o+orod f,r - cbo,cn ,vould h,
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i,,,3,odC ofilo yrortbloss opd thicvi,p
ncgrons who infested the allows and slums
Of Tho c,tv Tho doctor was checred n
freouont intervals.
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